SMART, SANDERS HONORED BY RICHMOND MAGAZINE

Aug 02, 2010

RICHMOND, Va. – If the 100,000+ fans that piled into the
Verizon Wireless Arena at the Stuart C. Siegel Center wasn't
enough proof that the city of Richmond loves the Rams, the readers
of Richmond Magazine tried to solidify that claim.

Virginia Commonwealth University men's basketball Head
Coach Shaka Smart and former Ram Larry
Sanders were honored in the magazine's "Best
& Worst" issue that hit newsstands in early August.

Smart was chosen as the reader's choice for "Best
Local Sports Coach", while Sanders edged out teammate Joey Rodriguez for "Best Local Sports Athlete".

After guiding the Black & Gold to a 27-9 mark and the CBI
Championship in just his first season as the head coach, Smart
continued his success in the off-season by landing one of the best
recruiting classes by a non-BCS school in the country.

Sanders became the second straight Ram to be taken in the 2010
NBA Draft when the Milwaukee Bucks picked him with the
15th overall selection. He led the team in points and
rebounding, while earning his second consecutive CAA Defensive
Player of the Year award and First-Team All-CAA honors.